Free Printables for May

Hello everyone! It’s time for our monthly printables party. But before I show you the ones I created this month, I thought I’d show you a few photos of our garden and yard. As you can see, I’ve been digging in the dirt this week. This is my zinnia bed that is inside the garden. Usually I plant them from seed, but when I saw a flat of zinnias, I couldn’t resist. If you remember our painted pots, you can also see that we moved them alongside the fence, and we have mostly pepper plants in them.

I’ve also been working on my newly created herb bed. Do you see something familiar? Yes, that’s our repurposed grill that has become the focal point in this bed. Last year the grill finally lost her legs so she ended up here. And the chives and the oregano that I planted in it a few years ago are still coming back.

I’ve also been redoing the flower baskets on posts and it was a real chore pulling out the ivy and vinca that I had planted in them last year. But I wanted to save those plants and just freshen up the baskets with new liners and flowers.

And I planted about 24 okra plants last week and a few honeydew melons. So when I was thinking about creating some printables, I just had to do this one!

I love how pretty your house and gardens are! But I am really fascinated/interested to see the area that surrounds where you live and how close it is to your house. For example, in one of the pictures you posted above, I can see a gas station and main road. I had no idea any of that was so close to your place. I would love to see more of the surrounding area because so often people feel like their home cannot be fully beautiful, etc., if it’s not just “perfect” and located in the “perfect” place. Obviously, you’ve blown that idea out of the water because your home is gorgeous! Do you have development all around you? The people who are lucky enough to drive by your house and gardens sure must enjoy the beauty you create!

Susan, we do live by 2 very busy roads that cross hence the name “The Crossroads.” Since we have moved here, the new gas station down the road has been built. Across the street from our house is an old country store that Leo’s parents ran years ago. Now it serves breakfast and lunch and it’s always busy, too. It’s very convenient for us if I don’t feel like cooking! Since we moved here, my husband’s brother built a new home next door to us which is on the other side of our garden. Lots of changes and lots of traffic here at The Crossroads!

Because our home is old, there are many imperfections and there is always something that needs to be repaired! But at this stage in our lives, we have all that we need and make the most of what we have. We like the fact that my husband’s family can always come back to their home place, and we feel that we are providing our grandchildren with a sense of place and history.

Your questions lead me to think that this would make a good blog post. Thanks for the idea and I hope you come back to visit our blog again soon!

Jane Im so jealous of your garden, it’s beautiful. I also love that the grill keeps on being used in all different places, the chives look perfect with their bright purple blooms agains the apple green paint. Pinning!

Hi there! We're Leo and Jane. Thanks for stopping by! We're renovating and preserving our family's 100 year old home place where we garden, complete a few DIY projects, and do some cooking. Please leave us a comment so that we'll know that you were here.

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